Expense register



W. B. STEVENS. EXPENSE REGISTER. APPLICATION man swr. 16. 191s.

\ Pafnted Mar. 14, 1922,

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Waldo E1..'jeven5 w @Mc/MAW W. B. STEVENS.

EXPENSE REGISER.

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Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

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.WALDO B. STEVENS. Ol" CLINTONVILLE, WISCONSIN- EXP ENSE REGISTER.

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provide a means whereby the various items 'of expense connected with the operation of an automobile may be tabulated :ind recorded sothat a'permanent record of operating:r

oosts maybe preserved.'l In this connection it is desirable that the mechanism be secured the ailitoi'iobile,` forv instance upon the dashboard, so as to become u. more or less permanent accessory thereof.

-l-Itis 'another object of the invention to provide a register of this type in which the severl expense items may be individually recorded u nastrip'of paper or the like und nwhich the total of the several items will always be visible to the machine operator. i

A stillfurther object i's'to provide a siniply constructed recording register. the interior mechanism of which is readily acces- .Sibl'e tope1mit replaceme1t or 'repair of parts l 4sind the insertion of new recording rib ions,

With these several objects in view. the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination alid arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more partie u-larly described and claimed.

-Iu the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a4 vertical' transverse Seotional View taken'substantially on the plane ofthe line 1--1 of Figui-e 2.

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vliigirre 2 is a vertical sectional view taken approximately atright angles to the plane of the section of Fi ire I` and substantially onthe planefof th'e ine 2--2 of Figure 1.

`Figure 3 is a detail sectional View on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a similar viewon the line 4-4 of the same'gure;

Figure 5 is a front elevational view of the register, andl Specification of Letters Patent, Patented al, 14,

Application filed September 1GI 1919. Serial No. 324,070.l

Figure 6 is an elevational iiew'df th 'illterior portion of the front 'edf an auto'- mobile showing the location of my intention upon thedashboar'd thereof.

Referring more' particularly 'to the 'dra'lvings. especially to'Fig'i`1'ie.6,' it 'will be see'ii tlmt'substantially all of the-peratiri'gprts of the invention are ehcl'sed within a suitable sheet' metal or' similar-cking? 'wliich can be readily mountedhp'o'n' 'the -dafslilird of an automobile body 3 ond! loced'adjm'entthe other indica-ting' oi"rigistering"de` vii-es thereon. It is obvin'us, heiteren that said casing 1- indy be' ooiltenieitl'j'located elsewhere, but itlis desirable that it' ile secured against -ready removal tipo=soxne pol"- tio'n of' theinotoiJ-'li'ielm tli'eexpenseof o'peration nf'whieh is te be kept.

The casing 1' is* substantially'iectang'ular except at' its'liipper front portion which is approximately semi-cylindrical' las.' 'at' 4.

This latter portion forms ."pa'rt,`of removable' front 5 which is li'iri'gedt its vlower edge as :it i to the stationery front-panel' 7 oil the' easing. By sit'ii'igii'i'g tie fremo'yble front outwardly' theinteio'i'f of"the"eslng will he exposed thereby peiinittig li'i Aeis;- n'mination of the operating mecliiis'i 'o'r a replacement of exhaustedparts is will"h`ere inzifgerV be more partiou'lzirly's'et fotli.-

The removable portion 5 of tHe'oas'i-ng l cali-ries aA fixed shaft 8 which is positioned concentrically with the semi-cylindrical portion' 4 and has journaled thereo'i alfplui-nlity of't'ype plates 9 and 10, 'each'of the plates being substantially semi-circular and having type'll on their peipheries. The type on' the plate 9,- whieh will be hereinafter referredto as the items disk, are in' the form of letters, such as G, O, T, etc., to designate the several' ordinary items of ex'pe'nse which it is desired to record; the several plates 10,' on the' other' hand, however A4bear numerals running roml to 9. From Figure' 2 it will he seen thgzt there are' live of thev numbered' plates IG; the* plates' '101 I0b and 10c being hereinafter referred to as the dollars' disks-,fanda'tle plates 1'0" a-'nd 10* the cent's disks".

Each ofthe sevral plates 9'and 1'0' 'has a; radi-ally projecting arm 12' which extends through a-slot 13 iii the arcuate portionfi'of the casing and terminates in a' fine'ispieee 14.- When-the several' plates@1 and .U erwin their inactive positions, the arms l2 will seat against the rear ends of the slots 13, the parts will be retained in this position by return springs 15, one of which is carried by cach of the plates, one end being connected thereto and the other end to the stationary shaft 8 as clearl shown in Figure 1. Thus when either of t ie plates 9 or 10 is rotated in one direction by movement of the arm 12 thereof toward the front of the casing, it will be automatically returned to its normal inactive position as shown in the last mentioned figure upon release of the finger-piece 14 on said arm. y

A type gear 16 is journaledon the shaft 8 adjacent each of the dollars and cents disks, and is adapted lto be revolved in one direction by the rotation of the adjacent plate 10 in la counterclockwise direction as seen from Fi re 1. Thus simultaneous movement of eit er ofthe plates 10 and the adjacent type gear` 16 is procured by means of a pivoted og or pawl 17 mounted on the arm 12 of the particular plate which is being moved. The several dogs are each,.he1d in engagement with their respectiye type gears by leaf springs 18,but the shape of the former is such 4that upon return of. the plates 10 to normal position, they willridel over said teeth, A Retrograde actionof. thetype gears ,16,1011 movement,- thereof in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figurel, is preventedby agravityt actuated detent19 pivoted as at 2,0on a shaft. orL rod carried xby the swinging part 5of the casing. l 1 EQCh-fofthe several .type plates 9 and 10 are:A held fin" anyone of several different positions and against the .tension of their returnt prings 15 by a--latchbar-21, the same beingipivoted upon' a release shaft 22` Each of the latch bars 21 is inthe form of an intermedate pivoted lever, one end of which is.designed.to rest ima/latch 'bar seat 23, severalf'of which are formed inan arcuate flange 24carried by each of the plates 9 and v10. The number of these seats 23 in each of 4 the, flanges 24 depends upon-the number of points at Which-it is desired to stop the items disk19or any of the several dollars and cents diskslll. Acontractile spring 25 connected withthe opposite end of each of the latch b ars normally urges the seat engaging porA tlonsfthereof toward the anges 24. The several latch barsL 21- are adapted to be simultaneouslyfmoved away from the flanges 24 against theitension of said' springs 25 4in a manner tofbe hereinafter more particularly ex lainedae .i l. t

e'lovv the shaft Bandsubstantiallv parallel thereto is fixed an intermediateshaft 26 onvgwhich-isfjournaled a pluralityeof intermediate gears-27, each of'thesegears being mashed with. one of the type gears 16 as most clearly shown in Figure 2. Each of the gears- 27 ispreferably ofsuch a diameter that it will make one complete revolution for each halt revolution of the type gear 16 with which it is connected, or in other Words for each complete niovexaient of each of the 'plates 10 one revolution of the adjacent inpositioned below and parallel to the inter-Mv mediate shaft 26 and journally carries a plurality of sleeves 31. 0n one end of each sleeve is fixed a ten-point star wheel 32, and on the opposite end is secured -astar wheel gear 33. From Figure 2 it willbe seen that there Vis a star wheel gear meshing with each of the intermediate, gears 27 with the exception of the intermediate gear'whicli is ro tated by the movement 'of the cent disk r'10". Likewise it will be seen that'each of the-star wheels 32 isdesigned to'be engaged' by a finger 34 carried by each-:ofthe totalsdsk 28 with-theexception oi' the one, actuated by the dollar dislcrlO.Thepartsf'carriedby the twoishafts 26 and the totals register" and comp-rise "ani inte; ,grating mechanism'mvhich Will-alxvaysfshow the totalfof theseveral items re'eorded'inv rlthe manner to'beexplained.l A Y Q y' Ti'ocated in the stationary partei the casingr 1 and adjacent the lower portion thereof is a-supply roll landa receiving roll 36 around which a sheetor strip ot recording paper or the like 37 is Wound.V The supply 30 maybe.' designated rollv 35 is removably journaled intlletoppothrough one wall of the casing' and having a hand wheel 40 fixed thereto. Thus upon rotation of the wheel '40i'n'a proper direc'-, tion, the tension ofthe spring `38 is increased; this tension being retained in view of a pawl and ratchet arrangement 41 as shown in said figure.

The paper strips 37 in passing from the supply roll to the receiving roll move over the face of n, platen bar 42 and around a feed roller 43. The platen bar is provided with a is connected byf means of. a' link 50 with-one arm of an angle lever 51. -The other arm of said lever 51: isurged byfineans .of a contractile springt 52 intoengagement with the inner end of a push rod 53.

r11`hispush rod 53, which is. preferably; 1n the fornrofa'lat bar, extends horizontally and through the front. of the casin 1, it being slidable in bearingsf54 carrie 'by' said easing andhas-alhead or finger piece 55von its outer end. A-n expansile spring 56`surrounding, thepush rod andi engaging ai stop thereon and-one oi the bearings 54 normally urges the samefoutwardly of the-casing. When the push rodf'53. is'movedv inwardly, the langle lever 51 willberocked'tofe age arfingerl thereof withf the; inner en of one of the guiderods44; the platen; is. there by projected'ftoward the-type:plaftes 9-and310, theplane of direetionfbeing radial to` the shaft 8. Upon release ofthe push rod 53, thecont'ractile spring 52- willl return the-angle leverv 5L to; normal: positionthus. rock ing the lever 49 and rotating the feed roller 43 through the instrumentality of the pafwl and ratchet arrangement connected therewith.` Y ,l l

A. tension'y roller 5'1 which-is of a floating type` is. designed to press iuqainstv the strip of paper 37 as itpasses a-rolimdl the feed-roller 43, this tension roller being jurnallyl carried: by pivoted' arms 58 which are urged downwardly by a contractile spring 59.V A paw] andratchet arrangement 60 connected with the-roller 57' prevent rotation thereof in one direction while permitting the same to be moved in the opposite direction by the ro tation of the feed roller 43; A

The hereinbeiore referred to release mechanism for the-retaining latch 21 -is operated bythe shifting of the push rod 53 and comprises a releasing lever* 61 filed'fto said release `shaft 22,a release rod 62,'one;end

of \vhich-iscalrried by the lever 61? andA the other end earrieelfbj,f an arm` 63 extending from said release sha-ft 22,-andf av releasing pin 64 projecting: from said push rod 53. From Figure 1 it will be seen that the lower orl free end of the releasinglever 6-1 extends into the path of movementof the pin 64, but owingv to the location of the pivot point of said lever, the same will ride-over said pin during both the inward and outward movement of the push: rod:l 53; When thelatter 'element is shifted inWard'l-ly: of the casing 1,

the pin 64 will swing the-lever 61i in such a direction that the release rod 62 will be moved: away from the latch bars 21, but upon the: return, of thek push rod to the position indicatedv in' Figure 1, the pin. 64 will carry the lever1 61V in; the opposite direction or outwardly so` that the rocl 62 will engage and roc'lc'the. latch barspthe disengagement of; the-active ends-A thereof from the seats 23 will I result Dimingfthemowementrof the type 11 oli the several? type disks 9: and Il0 vvfrom. intuitive to active position. and livfiee versa, .they will 85s over andvwipe against an irilrirollA 'Ehis roll iszof the ordinaryabsonhent -type:which, whenrtreate'd wiithzt'he,-,proper kindsl of ink-l ingmatenials, will 'st'orez up a suicient amount-,of inkto'coa/t the severahtype Ll an infinitet number:- of times.'

Assumingthat. thep'arts o the invention arearranged: asshowninFig-ure 1, withithe roll; 65f properlyinkedg. andi-a strip'of: reoerdingepaper'disposed Orr thesupply fand receiving Dolls 35:aridr36 respectively with the .irxtermediiate pertiom thereof: Vover and `around the: platea-42 amlthe: lfeed roller 43,

the-operation ef: the inventie-nfwill.be` substantie/lly as follows-r Fonconvenihnce it will' be.considered that: the machjnehas -al'- ready; been ini use: zas-'considerable length of .time andi that there has v been recorded-' a total oli $95900 in.y Yoperating expenses, such as for# repairs,- gasolineetiresrand 'the.like, and that there has beerrfa recent 4purchase of gasolinef totalling!$1.42v which isstill to 'be reoordeduf Adil: of' the` several items that make up 4this lt'otalu oil $95900;` Whichris-visi ble 4through i thef'wzmdou 29, are recorded 'individually on the strip of paper 37;- L

' Nom,.- theneionetterecordl the' newi iem of$h42 for'gaeel'inesandrthus raise the total to thef amount indicated" in F igzureV 5, the' fingerfpiece 14 o1?- theitemsy dishV 9Vvv-ill be moved to the front* of thef easing until it coineides with the findcatm designated "v gas. as shofwnirr Eigirre', this designation being on the outside: ot'` tli'e curvedi pcrtion 4 of .said easing;` ThisA movement of the disk pnsibionthe-'eharweten- Gr thereon, which is the 'azhbireviation used! Ato represent gas 'or 'gasolinas in; the plan-e .of the path'ef incrementiatthevplateh'bar: -f

' Thereaaitenthef piece-.14' of the dollarsrdislc-lf isi meredfin` thesame direction as. the first rneutidnecrl finger-piece ofv the items disk' untill itf-coineidesf with they indicated int' designated` by the symbol 1 peinte or otherwise marked'on the arcuate part- 4y of thef casingfl. TheI type 1 on the disk 1()C will thereby be brought into alignment with the laten bar 42 as in the case of the type (NL In 'the same way both of" the cents disks 10d andlOe' Wifll'be rotated to positioiil the proper types 4?"and 2" in alignment withvthe platen har.- Each of the several disks t)1 10, 10I and 10c will be held in these adjusted positions by the latch bars 21 and the latch bar seats 2B.

As hereinbefore mentioned, prior to the movement of the disks 10, 10d and 10e, the total of $959.00 appears through the win, donr 29, the character 9 being on the totals disk 28 operated by the dollar disk 10, the character 5 being on the totals disk operated by the dollar disk 10, the character 9 being on the totals disk rotatableby the dollar disk 10, while the zeros indicating the zero number of cents were on the totals disks operable by,the cents disks 10l and 10". In view of such an arrangement of the disks, movement of the disk 10c to. place the character 1 in printing position causes the totals disk 28 connected therewith to move to expose its zero instead of the f 9 previously exposed. This shifting of this totals disk rotated the star wheel adjacent thereto with the consequent move ment of 'the star wheelgear V33 on-the same sleeve 3111s said star 'wheel with the result that the next adjacent totalsidisk` or the one actuated bythe dollar 'disk 10",- is shifted to move. the characterv. 5 o'ut of alignment with-the window v29 and to expose thev character-f. In a similar 'manner the movement of the cents disksfrlOd and 10 e causesja slight-.- movement of the starwlieels con .nectedtherewithbut such movement is-insuflicie'nt to actuate Vthestar wheels or totals disks of the dollar-disksE 102510 or 10". vHowever, owingto the integrating nature ofthe'totalsregister, a sufficient'number of these slight movements wvould'influence the rotation lof the dollar totals disks 28 as is obvious. .r I-

:The types 11'on the disks 9 and 10, which have been shifted as above' set.forth,.having beeninked by engagementiwth the ink roll 65,'vvill'-record' on'the'paper 37 when the platen bar is moved theretoward.4 `Such movement of the bar is .carried Iout inthe manner hereinbefore mentioned,1that is to 'say by pressing the nger-pieee 55 of the push rod 53. `After therecording of this `item is complete, the disks 9, 10, 10" and 10 are returned to their` normal positions by their return springs 15 upon release of the push rod 53,' outward movement of said push rod procuringthe disengagement of the latch bars 21 from their seats' 23A as hereinbefore particularly set forth. Likewise the `platen bar 42 is returned to' retracted position and the paper strip 'fshifted to expose a new and imprinted surface, said paper strip having been shifted by-the actuation of the feed roller 43.-

I claim:

1. An expense register adaptedv to be attached to the instrument panel of an automobile, said register comprising a casing rectangular in general outline, :with the front hall ofi the upper end curved upwardly to form a segment of a cylinder, said segment being provided with slots, recording disks mounted concentrically within said cylindrical segment, means extending through said slots' for setting said disks, means for holding said disks in their set position, means for recording the amount represented by said disks, a reciprocable member ex tending through the front Wall of said casing, means actuated by said reciprocable member on its inward stroke to operate said recording means, and meansfactuated by said reciprocable member omits-'return stroke to release said disks.

2. A device of the `character described comprising a casing provided with slots, recording 'disks mounted within said casing, means extending through said slots'for setitingsaid disks, means for holding said disks in their set position, means for recording the amount represented'by said disks, a reciprocable member extending through-the Wallsof the casing, means'actuated by'said reciprocablemember lon its inward 1 stroke to op'- erate said recording means, and means aci tuated by said 'reeiprocable meinberon lits return stroke to release said disks.

' 3. .An expensefre'gis'ter Iad'apt'ed'td1be attached tti-:the instrumentpanelofan auto*- 195 mobile, *said register-comprising a'casig rectangularin A:gene-ral outline,ufwiththefront half ofi the lupper 'edA curved upwardlyf'to fo'm a segmentofa cylinder, said?segment being provided -with slots, recording' disks mounted concentrically within "s'adI vcylindrical segment, .means extending through said slots for setting' said disksgmeansf'for holding [said disks'` in 'their' "setj" position, means for recordingthejamount represented by said disks, a recipr'o'eablemember 'extending through thev frontlwall'- o'fls'afid casing, means actuated'` byf 'said recip'rocable 'mehr' ber on its inwardrstroke tl'operate said recording means, means actuated by said 'reciprocable member'on its return', 'stroketo release saidv disks,` and 'meansfr, visually totalizcing all amounts recordd. 4i. A dei'vice of the-character described comprising a casing prbvidedfwiith's'lot's, recording disks mounted witlii'ntsaid casing, means extending through said slots for setting lsaid disks, means for holding said disks inftheir set position, mea ns' for recording the amount represented by said disks, a reciprocable member extending through the walls `ofthe easing, means actuated by saidrecipro'cable member on its inward stroke tooperteisaid recording meansf means actuated by said reciprocable member on its return stroke to release said disks, and means visually totalizing all amounts recorded. i

5. In a machine of the class described, a movable symbol carrying member, said memberbeing normally urged to one position, a

platen, a recording sheet carried by the platen, a dog and ratchet for holding the member in any one of several positions to align one of the symbols thereon with the platen, resilient means normally holding said platen in retracted position, a lever for raising said platen to print said symbols on the recording sheet, a slidable spring returned rod for actuating said lever and means on said rod for setting and releasing said dog and ratchet.

6. In a machine of the class described, a lurality of movable symbol carrying memers, the same being independently shiftable to procure a plurality of combinations of symbols, each of said members being normally urged to inactive position, a platen, a recordino sheet carried by the platen, a dog and ratdliet for holding the several members in any one of a plurality of positions to align the desired symbols with the platen, resilient means normally holding said platen in retracted position, a lever for raising said platen to print said symbols on the reeording sheet, a slidable spring returned rod for actuating said lever and means on said rod for setting and releasing said dog and ratchet.

7. In a machine of the class described, a plurality of movable symbol carrying members, each being independently shiftable to procure a plurality of combinations of symbols, said members being normally urged to inactive position, an integrating totals register connected with the several symbol carrying members, a platen, a recording sheet carried by the platen, means for moving the symbol carrying members to selectively align the symbols thereon with said platen, a do and ratchet for holding the members in sald selected position, resilient means normally holding said platen in retracted position, a lever for raising said platen to print said symbols on the recording sheet, a slidable spring returned rod for actuating said lever, and means on said rod for setting and releasing said dog and ratchet.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

WALD() B. STEVENS. 

